This was not just a football match, this was Louis van Gaal’s coaching team going in strongly against a nation’s football heritage, doing everything to maximize the chances of winning. The Dutch put full focus in their off-the-ball play, but ironically had to survive multiple close scares to pull off an ultimately quite convincing result […]

One of the most anticipated group stage matches when the World Cup draw was made was Iran vs USA, but when the day of the game came, its importance was much greater than anyone would have expected. Iran’s late win over Wales meant that this was a must-win match for the USA if they wished […]

The free-flowing attack that England had shown against Iran was not to be seen here, as they were stifled by a well-organized pressing scheme by USA. Not only did England struggle to progress the ball, but they also ended up conceding more possession in the second half as well, putting USA in control of the […]